anyone know what he is?

[mike dunagan]

what about him looks different than a black or white finned acei?

 

[gobucks1]

well, you know more about afro cichs than me im sure, but arent acei's purple with yellow fins?

this guy is black

 

[dzb912]

when theyre in an assorted tank it normally means theyre mixed with lots of different things
so it cud be anything
but it looks deformed
but still cool

 

[pat3612]

well, you know more about afro cichs than me im sure, but arent acei's purple with yellow fins?

this guy is black

If you look closly at him hes has a purple tinge and white finned acei are white finned hence the name .

 

[gobucks1]

If you look closly at him hes has a purple tinge and white finned acei are white finned hence the name .

maybe in the pictures, but in real life he looks jet black except for the grayish bars.

but who knows, it could be

 

[kscichlidfan]

A very cute deformed hybrid. I agree to keep it on the character factor!

 

[gobucks1]

A very cute deformed hybrid. I agree to keep it on the character factor!

hes definitiley staying, now that i now he is a freak
a hybrid of what then

ive never seen any straight black african cichlids before

 

[mike dunagan]

My white finned is jet black. Has been since he got larger. I have seen many of the white fins jet black. My Pseudo Crabro is Jet black almost all the time. I think the black ones were line breed to be more black than the natural purple/black color.

 

[gobucks1]

cool

so i should treat him the same as the Acei?

 

[mike dunagan]

yep